The ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Europe qualifiers will start on August 6 and run till August 12 in the Netherlands.
The winner of the Europe qualifiers will qualify for the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 to be held in Sri Lanka.
Hosts Netherlands, Guernsey, Italy, Jersey, Norway and Scotland are the six teams that will compete in the upcoming U19 Cricket World Cup Europe qualifiers.
In the Europe qualifiers, each team will play in a round-robin format. The team finishing at the top of the standings after all league matches will advance to the marquee ICC U19 50-over cricket tournament.
The U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Europe qualifiers will be hosted in three venues in the Netherlands; the Hazelaarweg Cricket Ground, Sportpark Westvliet and Sportpark Thurlede.
As many as 16 teams will feature in the 15th edition of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2024. The tournament will be hosted in Sri Lanka for the first time since 2006.
Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe have automatically qualified for the U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 courtesy their top 11 finish in the 2022 edition. The remaining five spots will be determined by regional qualification.
Nepal and New Zealand have also secured their spots after winning Asia and East Asia-Pacific qualifiers, respectively.
U19 Cricket World Cup 2023 Europe qualifiers schedule and live India match times
All matches are in India Standard Time (IST)
Day and Date |
Match |
Venue |
Time |
Sunday, August 6 |
Jersey U19 vs Norway U19 |
Hazelaarweg Cricket Ground |
2:30 PM IST |
Sunday, August 6 |
Italy U19 vs Netherlands U19 |
Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague |
2:30 PM IST |
Sunday, August 6 |
Guernsey U19 vs Scotland U19 |
Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam |
2:30 PM IST |
Monday, August 7 |
Netherlands U19 vs Guernsey U19 |
Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam |
2:30 PM IST |
Monday, August 7 |
Norway U19 vs Italy U19 |
Hazelaarweg Cricket Ground |
2:30 PM IST |
Monday, August 7 |
Scotland U19 vs Jersey U19 |
Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague |
2:30 PM IST |
Wednesday, August 9 |
Italy U19 vs Jersey U19 |
Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam |
2:30 PM IST |
Wednesday, August 9 |
Netherlands U19 vs Scotland U19 |
Hazelaarweg Cricket Ground |
2:30 PM IST |
Wednesday, August 9 |
Guernsey U19 vs Norway U19 |
Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague |
2:30 PM IST |
Thursday, August 10 |
Netherlands U19 vs Jersey U19 |
Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague |
2:30 PM IST |
Thursday, August 10 |
Scotland U19 vs Norway U19 |
Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam |
2:30 PM IST |
Thursday, August 10 |
Guernsey U19 vs Italy U19 |
Hazelaarweg Cricket Ground |
2:30 PM IST |
Saturday, August 12 |
Jersey U19 vs Guernsey U19 |
Hazelaarweg Cricket Ground |
2:30 PM IST |
Saturday, August 12 |
Italy U19 vs Scotland U19 |
Sportpark Westvliet, The Hague |
2:30 PM IST |
Saturday, August 12 |
Norway U19 vs Netherlands U19 |
Sportpark Thurlede, Schiedam |
2:30 PM IST |
U19 Cricket World Cup 2023 Europe qualifier teams and squads
Jersey U19 squad: Charlie Brennan, Stan Norman, Jack Stevens (wicket-keeper), Patrick-Beau Gurner (wicket-keeper), Charlie Best, Will Perchard, Jack Kemp, Louis Kelly, George Richardson, Toby Britton, Theo Pullman, Charley Webster, Damon Huckerby, Corey Heath
Netherlands U19 squad: Nirav Kulkarni, Martijn Scholte (wicket-keeper), Aryan Ashraf (wicket-keeper), Michael Molenaar, Cedric de Lange, Jacobus Nel, Udit Nashier, Samir Butt, Aadit Jain, Tom de Leede, Gert Swanepoel, Roman Harhangi, Teun Kloppenburg, Teun Leijer
Scotland U19 squad: Owen Gould (captain/wicket-keeper), Alec Price, Mackenzie Jones, Qasim Khan, Uzair Ahmad (wicket-keeper), Harry Armstrong, Ibrahim Faisal, James Hobman, Nikhil Koteeswaran, Lukas Fischer Keogh, Adi Hegde, Bahadar Esakhiel, Jamie Dunk, Logan Briggs
Guernsey U19 squad: Yet to be announced.
Italy U19 squad: Yet to be announced.
Norway U19 squad: Yet to be announced.
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